thrillnoun [ C ]
uk/θrɪl/us/θrɪl/C1 a feeling of extreme excitement, usually caused by something pleasant:
the thrill of winning a competition
So why do people still go hunting - is it the thrill of the chase?
It gave me a real thrill to see her again after so many years.
The video shows the thrills and spills (= excitement and accidents) of motor racing.
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Excitement, interest, energy and enthusiasm
- a new lease of life idiom
- alacrity
- animation
- ardour
- avid
- flap
- frisky
- frisson
- get-up-and-go
- glamour
- gusto
- shiver (up and) down your spine idiom
- sparkle
- spice
- spirit
- sprightly
- stimulation
- stir
- zap
- zest
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thrillverb [ I or T ]
uk/θrɪl/us/θrɪl/C2 to make someone feel very excited and pleased:
The 22-year-old swimmer thrilled the world with his performance.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Making people excited and interested
- absorbed
- animate
- be sb's bag idiom
- breathe (new) life into sth idiom
- captivate
- capture
- catch
- enthuse
- entrance 1
- intoxicate
- intrigue
- occupy
- pulse
- pump
- pump sb up
- reinvigorate
- swing
- talk sth up
- whip sth up
- wow factor
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